Halloween

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Halloween \Hal`low*een"\ (h[a^]l`l[-o]*[=e]n"), n.
     The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day (November
     1); also the entire day, October 31. It is often marked by
     parties or celebrations, and sometimes by pranks played by
     young people. [Scot.] --Burns.
  


     Syn: Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hallowe'en
       n : the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks
           played by young people [syn: {Halloween}, {Allhallows Eve}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Halloween
       n : the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks
           played by young people [syn: {Hallowe'en}, {Allhallows
           Eve}]